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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information relating to hotel occupancy tax receipts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.01155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.01155. PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS PROHIBITED. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the |
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comptroller may not publish a report that reveals the gross or |
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taxable receipts of a hotel that remits to the state taxes imposed |
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under Chapter 156, Tax Code. |
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(b) The information described by Subsection (a) is public |
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information, and this section does not affect the availability of |
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that information under Chapter 552. |
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(c) The comptroller shall establish procedures to enable |
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the electronic exchange of information described by Subsection (a) |
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with another state agency on request. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |